:00:00. > :00:09.Good evening. Channel, but now on BBC
:00:10. > :00:12.Protected areas of Jersey's countryside could be turned
:00:13. > :00:15.into housing estates as the demand for affordable housing incrdases.
:00:16. > :00:17.States members today debated whether to building
:00:18. > :00:22.There are also plans to build on sites in St Helier.
:00:23. > :00:25.BBC Jersey's politics reporter Chris Rayner joined me
:00:26. > :00:32.Well, the Housing Minister has said over 800 families are
:00:33. > :00:35.in urgent need of a home and the States has to build more.
:00:36. > :00:37.Over 3,000 homes will be nedded before the end of 2020,
:00:38. > :00:40.and most will be provided on States`owned land, like here
:00:41. > :00:43.at the former Jersey Collegd for Girls? site, the ambulance station
:00:44. > :00:49.But those sites wouldn't provide enough space though, will they?
:00:50. > :00:53.No, and much of the debate centred on four privately owned are`s in St
:00:54. > :00:58.They are former greenhouse sites and,
:00:59. > :01:01.although they look very derdlict, they can't be built on as they are
:01:02. > :01:07.Two of the sites are in the parish of St Clement and the const`ble was
:01:08. > :01:10.passionate in urging politicians not to support plans to turn thd two
:01:11. > :01:18.former glass house sites in the countryside into hundreds of homes.
:01:19. > :01:25.I hope members can be in no doubt that many residents are becoming
:01:26. > :01:29.more and more distressed about development that is occurring, and
:01:30. > :01:33.has occurred in the parish, and even more by some of the totally
:01:34. > :01:34.inappropriate styles of devdlopment that has been permitted in some
:01:35. > :01:36.cases. Well, they did decide to buhld
:01:37. > :01:41.on the larger site in That could provide up to 200 homes
:01:42. > :01:46.and was described by planning inspectors as the best site
:01:47. > :01:53.for new houses being put forward. But, the other site, Le Quesne's
:01:54. > :02:01.Nurseries, won't be built on. They'll continue to debate
:02:02. > :02:03.the other two sites tomorrow and then on whether to approve
:02:04. > :02:10.the Island Plan as a whole. Just a day
:02:11. > :02:13.after Jersey voted to ban sloking in cars carrying children, Guernsey and
:02:14. > :02:16.Alderney could be following suit. The ban is just one idea behng
:02:17. > :02:19.considered in an attempt to halve the number of smokers in thd island,
:02:20. > :02:25.as Mike Wilkins reports. Is it fair to smoke
:02:26. > :02:27.in a car carrying children? Well, the States of Guernsex thinks
:02:28. > :02:31.it's not and is proposing to ban it, along with a number
:02:32. > :02:33.of other measures to discourage smoking such as preventing smoking
:02:34. > :02:38.in outside eating areas. More than 10% of people in Guernsey
:02:39. > :02:41.and Alderney smoke, causing around The government wants to mord than
:02:42. > :02:47.halve the number of smokers There are proposals to incrdase the
:02:48. > :02:59.duty year on year on these products. There are also suggestions
:03:00. > :03:01.to make it mandatory to What do people
:03:02. > :03:06.on the street think should be done I definitely think you should ban
:03:07. > :03:12.smoking in cars with childrdn It is difficult to
:03:13. > :03:19.say how to stop it. I think these new fake
:03:20. > :03:24.cigarettes seem a good idea. When you have got little onds in the
:03:25. > :03:27.car, I am definitely against that. But is this an attack
:03:28. > :03:34.on smokers? freedom of choice? The woman leading
:03:35. > :03:39.the project makes no apologhes. Smoking is still pretty much
:03:40. > :03:45.the main cause of premature death I make no apologies for foctsing
:03:46. > :03:56.on tobacco control. Duty`free discounts can makd
:03:57. > :04:02.tobacco even more affordabld. Yesterday, Jersey politicians voted
:04:03. > :04:05.42`4 in favour of banning sloking If that's reflected
:04:06. > :04:12.in public opinion in Guernsdy, then this consultation is likely to lead
:04:13. > :04:22.to more restrictions on smokers Army officers are
:04:23. > :04:25.in Jersey this week upgrading It's hoped a new training cdntre
:04:26. > :04:30.will boost local medal chances The British Army digging trdnches
:04:31. > :04:37.in Jersey. No, it's not a war,
:04:38. > :04:39.but an installation of electricity at Crabbe,
:04:40. > :04:42.the island's shooting ranges. When
:04:43. > :04:44.the island Games visit next year, We need to engage and work
:04:45. > :04:57.alongside civilian counterp`rts This task is working alongshde
:04:58. > :05:01.Jersey's electrical cable and boxes, so ideally it has met all
:05:02. > :05:05.our requirements. It's good for the community, it
:05:06. > :05:09.supports local clubs, good training for the soldiers, excellent PR, and
:05:10. > :05:16.will help us with our recruhtment. This is welcome news to loc`l
:05:17. > :05:18.marksmen and Commonwealth g`mes He says it is a move that m`ny
:05:19. > :05:26.have been waiting a long tile for. We have had an injection
:05:27. > :05:29.of cash into this area. We can't train here and we have
:05:30. > :05:36.to go to England all the tile. But if we have it here, it will cut
:05:37. > :05:40.down the cost of going to England all the time and we will have good
:05:41. > :05:43.training facilities in the hsland. The last gold medal Jersey won was
:05:44. > :05:47.in shooting It is a sport that
:05:48. > :05:52.the island does do well in, and now with an improved training cdntre,
:05:53. > :05:55.it is hoped that it?s a golden That is it from me for now. Join us
:05:56. > :06:18.again from 6am. Hello, good evening. We havd got
:06:19. > :06:23.temperatures on the rise ovdr the next two days. Certainly a hot day
:06:24. > :06:26.tomorrow with temperatures tp to 27 degrees, but at the same tile the
:06:27. > :06:32.risk of some thunderstorms `re developing. Tonight it is mhsty and
:06:33. > :06:37.the low cloud will be around first thing tomorrow morning. Hot and
:06:38. > :06:41.sunny into the early evening. If you shop showers developing and the risk
:06:42. > :06:45.of thunder and lightning. The mist and fog becoming widespread tonight,
:06:46. > :06:53.so a murky start to the day tomorrow, and temperatures starting
:06:54. > :06:57.at around 15 degrees. That low cloud will move out of the way, ldaving
:06:58. > :07:07.strong sunshine and an eastdrly breeze. Foundry showers devdloping
:07:08. > :07:11.to the south`west into the dvening. The showers continue into the
:07:12. > :07:17.weekend. Friday will be mainly dry with the small chance of a feud
:07:18. > :07:19.showers. Slightly cooler into the weekend, but equally the risk of
:07:20. > :07:35.some sharp downpours. Good night. towards Saturday morning. ime to
:07:36. > :07:44.hand you over for the national forecast now.
:07:45. > :07:49.The heat is set to build and the humidity will be rising, and for the
:07:50. > :07:51.reason we need to look